Thought there might be some strong opinions on this one, so here goes...

Considering trading in my DSB Evo-S for a Holosparkle MA-1T (both w/Sustainiac). Curious to hear any thoughts on the holosparkle finish and whether losing the XY controller for a Floyd Rose trem would be a mistake?

Depends what you think you'll use more. The main drawback with the trem option is that you're stuck with one tuning on the guitar obviously, so consider if you have other guitars to balance that out. Then how much do you use the XY - I doubt anyone uses it as much as they could, but then you might say the same about the trem too. Both are kind of useful options when you want to do something different, but do you have a particular preference? I suppose it's also worth considering that if you do use the XY, you're not going to find many other guitars that have one, whereas plenty have a trem system. Doesn't the MA-2 have better pickups than the MA-1 though? I might not be being very helpful, haha! Is there any way you can try both and see what you think, to make sure you know?

Depends what you think you'll use more. The main drawback with the trem option is that you're stuck with one tuning on the guitar obviously, so consider if you have other guitars to balance that out. Then how much do you use the XY - I doubt anyone uses it as much as they could, but then you might say the same about the trem too. Both are kind of useful options when you want to do something different, but do you have a particular preference? I suppose it's also worth considering that if you do use the XY, you're not going to find many other guitars that have one, whereas plenty have a trem system. Doesn't the MA-2 have better pickups than the MA-1 though? I might not be being very helpful, haha! Is there any way you can try both and see what you think, to make sure you know?

That's a good point about the tuning, hadn't really thought about that! Yeah the MA-2 has the MBK-2's but I'd probably look to upgrade to those anyway. I've never seen the MA-1T in the shop, but they'd probably have one in the works. Pretty sure the XY only ever gets used for about 3 effects, but it feels almost criminal to lose it...

I think I must've missed the back story, but how come your custom is taking so long? 15 months is painful!

I think we're up to 18 months now actually, but yeah, I don't know, something to do with them moving to a new workshop building which delayed everything by a few months or something like that. Then they've fallen behind a bit after that too, so hopefully it will be done in January now, I think. I'm probably used to long waits after what happened last time though, haha!

I think we're up to 18 months now actually, but yeah, I don't know, something to do with them moving to a new workshop building which delayed everything by a few months or something like that. Then they've fallen behind a bit after that too, so hopefully it will be done in January now, I think. I'm probably used to long waits after what happened last time though, haha!

I can only commend your patience. I'd have been banging on their front door with a pitchfork by now.

Also when was the last time the three of us were the last three concurrent posters...

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I think we're up to 18 months now actually, but yeah, I don't know, something to do with them moving to a new workshop building which delayed everything by a few months or something like that. Then they've fallen behind a bit after that too, so hopefully it will be done in January now, I think. I'm probably used to long waits after what happened last time though, haha!

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Originally Posted by Macaroon

I can only commend your patience. I'd have been banging on their front door with a pitchfork by now.

Also when was the last time the three of us were the last three concurrent posters...